The lighing on her blew me away

Patricia Joyce · 11-19-2009, 06:08 PM

The lighting was from a huge, very high window and she was standing on the top of a staircase. When I saw the light on her (and her brother who I am doing next) I got that rush we get when we KNOW it is going to be an honor to do...

thanks for looking!

Kenneth Kaiser · 11-20-2009, 12:50 PM

Patricia, I really like this piece--the direction of the eyes slightly downward (and the softness of the lighting) is very pleasing.

Patricia Joyce · 11-20-2009, 02:13 PM

Thank you Kenneth. I worked on it some more and now I think she is really finished. I felt, looking at it on the forum, that the values needed to be broader so I darkened the darks. I think it pops a bit more now.

Patricia Joyce · 11-20-2009, 02:22 PM

Looks like I will be noodling with the hair for the afternoon!!

Kenneth Kaiser · 11-20-2009, 05:21 PM

Pat, I like both versions equally. On my monitor, the first image has a slight green cast while the second image has a blue cast. This is probably due to the time of day that you took the shots!

Natalie Hunsaker · 11-24-2009, 08:00 PM

I like what you did with the hair in the second one--it feels a little more developed to me. Well done, as usual.